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Killington Saturday, January 24, 2026 | |
Submitted on January 25, 2026 by snowphoenix ( 200) | ||
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Session | Full Day |
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Ticket Type | Discount from Third Party |
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Lift Lines | 3 to 5 minutes |
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Trail Conditions | 60% open; Frozen Granular, Wind Blown Snow |
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Glades | Pretty much all open. Didn’t do too many but the ones I did had decent coverage |
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Moguls | Generally soft bumps. Ridge Run and Powerline were nice while North Star had a lot of hazards |
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Terrain Park(s) | A couple of parks open on Ramshead but I didn’t go over there. The parks on Skye Peak are set up but that area wasn’t open |
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Run of the Day | Reason |
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Food and Beverage | Did not partake. Food at the (very busy) K-1 Lodge honestly looked pretty good but crazy expensive; something like $23 for a burger! |
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Comments | Beautiful day at Killington yesterday despite the cold and limited terrain. Started my day at the Snowshed Lodge since the snow report indicated that lift ops would mainly be based out of there and K-1 yesterday due to the cold. While I knew about the planned delayed lift opening at 9:00, unfortunately only Superstar Six and Snowdon Six were running at first (due to electrical issues, or so I heard), so I took the shuttle to K-1 and headed up Snowdon. Went down Killink and saw that the North Ridge Quad was running with no line, so I hopped on. Those first few runs I did on North Ridge were beautiful! Perfect bluebird skies, incredible scenery and views, buttery areas of windblown powder, and fresh corduroy (although it was very grabby on flatter areas due to the temperatures, which was a bit annoying since Killington is a mountain that necessitates quite a bit of traversing). Superstar went on mechanical hold midmorning, while Snowshed Express and Ramshead Express opened. I stuck to North Ridge most of the morning since it only had a few chairs’ wait while the lower lifts were 15+ minutes. I attempted a run down Downdraft; the first few pitches were great windblown powder but the lower pitch going into the Canyon was basically survival skiing – hardpack machine-made snow with nothing on top to get an edge into. After lunch, the Snowdon Triple opened and Superstar reopened, so I took a few laps on the latter. It’s a nice fast lift and should serve the mountain well. Conditions on those trails were mostly frozen granular though they still skied well and didn’t get too scraped off. The K-1 Gondola opened at 2:00 or so and instantly got a 20 minute line, so I never rode it, instead using the Snowdon/North Ridge combo to access most of the same terrain. I definitely think I made the most of the day given the limited terrain and weather. Despite all the sensationalism about this cold stretch, it's far from the worst weather I've ever skied in - I'll take it over rain any day! |
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URL | https://snowjournal.com/d/4678-4678/7 |
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Report Rating | 3
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